Kiara Trejo arrived at Harper College unsure of exactly where her interests in design
and construction would lead, but she quickly found a path that felt right. On the
Harper Talks podcast – in which Harper College alumni share their education, career
and life journeys – she discusses discovering Harper’s architecture program, transferring
to Illinois Institute of Technology and building a career in construction management
that ultimately brought her back to Harper as the construction manager overseeing
work on the new Canning Student Center and University Center.
Harper “taught me a lot of the basics to get me started, which was great,” Trejo said. “I felt confident starting at IIT … because I was not at zero.”
Listen to the full episode of Harper Talks and hear the 2011 Harper graduate discuss navigating the construction industry as a Latina, the value of hands-on learning and how she met her husband at Harper.
Harper Talks, a co-production between Harper College Radio and Harper Alumni Relations, features Associate Professor of Mass Communication Brian Shelton in conversation with Harper alumni about the role that Harper played in their lives. You can listen to past episodes of Harper Talks on Harper’s website, WHCM, and on all podcast streaming services, including Spotify and Apple.